Brandy~

Congrats you have a date for 12/11? Thats a month away.. Getting close :thumbup:

Hello Deb and Welcome to LBT! I promise it gets better.. The commercials will always look good but eventually you won't really care about em. So how are you feeling? You still on post op diet? Had any fills etc? Yeah I am nosey :thumbup:

HAHA I have the Zombie Survival Guide waiting for me when I have time at home.. My DH said I gotta get up to date in case they decide to take over!

Sounds like some of the weight loss you're having is around organs including the stomach. I think you just need another fill. I would do the barium swallow just to be sure.

I love cottage cheese iwth pepper in it. I have mixed it with a baked salmon too. That put the protein through the roof.

Same thing happened to me so I went and got on birth control to regulate them. Now I have one for about 72 hours. I take Monessa or something like that.

Yes every doctor is different. No I don't obsess over what I put in my mouth. I think for me though the LB was the best decision because I am a volume eater. I never was a sweet eater and such so I think it's different for different type of eaters. I do log my food at dailyplate.com so I can see whats working and whats not when I am eating. If I do eat something bad oh well I log it. I still lose anyway.

6 months post op here. I lose about 1-3 pounds a week depending on the efforts I put in. I do log my food at dailyplate.com . I do that so I can see what works and what doesnt.. easier to keep track of my Protein count too. You can also print it out and take it to the doctors when you go in for check ups. Yes you probably need a fill.. especially if you're eating too fast. That itself is an indication that you are not tight enough. I would follow the bandster rules to the T for a couple weeks to see if you're getting hungry, can eat too much, or if you're losing.

I have'nt went on a post op cruise but will be heading to hawaii in Feb. I will be 10 months post op then. I think it depends on what your restriction level is like when you go. I am at full restriction right now and I would have to make a valiant effort to gain alot of weight.. well atleast to eat enough to gain alot of weight. I think you will be fine. Just keep a Water bottle with you, take the stairs, pass on dessert..

I knew I was at perfect restriction when I realized that I don't feel hunger pangs. I remind myself to eat. I can only eat about 1/2 a cup at a time if I eat very slowly. I hate protein shakes and I don't usually drink them so I have to work extra hard to get enough food in to make my protein goal. I am fine with that... Nothing like having to eat when dieting before I had to tell myself not to eat :thumbup:

I wish we could choose where the fat comes off from but we cant. It doesn't have anything to do with the port.

Thats awesome and I still haven't totally grasped the fact that when I see something in a magazine I can just go in and pick my size right off the shelf.. I don't have to settle for what I considered ugly clothes in the plus section. It's the best feeling.

I am 6 months post op and down 65 pounds... It's possible to lose 100% of your excess weight. I would look into another doctor though. If those numbers are right for his stats on LB he isn't doing after care very well... Sounds like he doesn't follow up alot on fills.

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I love this thread. I wish others would join lol I have lost an elephants penis and a chihuahua now -65 lbs

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Dont feel bad Spendi.. I haven't been exercising much lately either :thumbup: Its that time of the year where the weathers yukky and no one feels like doing anything.

I am staying on plan because I am losing!

Bea this time of year is so stressful on everyone. Don't beat yourself up. You'll pick right back up from where you were and keep going. Monday blahs are no fun. I have them today too. I am trying to get back on track too. This weekend I don't think I had enough Water so I have to work on it today.

Thats awesome that you finished Leslie! I bet if you hadn't of ran a 6k you wouldn't have been last :rolleyes2: That's hillarious though. I am usually the person in the group that does things like that.

I had the same problem when deciding my last fill. I went in for my 6 month check up assuming I would keep the same fill. The doc actually talked me into it. He put another .25cc in my band. I was worried the first week that I was too tight. I have since loosened up a bit. But I really cant eat much... Thats why I got the band guess. It takes me about 30-45 minutes to eat 3 chicken nuggets (I timed myself today) I can eat about 1/2 a cup per sitting. I eat alot of nuts and stuff. I would error on the safe sides when it comes to fills because getting an unfill is not fun I am sure. If you eat and log honestly for 1 week you will be able to tell if you need a fill. I think that I am a tiny bit tight. Historically I loosen up fairly quickly so I am waiting it out to see if that is the case this time. I have been able to get 1k in a day if I work hard for it. Probably better to have to work to get the calories in then to have to work from eating them.

Ok so thanks to Katy crossing her fingers for me I lost 1 pound this week. Not alot but it's 1 less to go! now just another 47 weeks of this and I will be at goal lol. No really I am happy with anything. I am leaving for Kauai in almost 3 months... I really wanted to be 180. I dont think I will lose that much in only 3 months now. Thats ok. I just want to be in Onderland for xmas and hopefully 190 in feb. Keeping my hopes for now since I have had a 3 week loss so far. I was very good tho last night and today for going out of town to a concert and drinking. I only ate what I had packed I had a ton of fun and it was the first concert that I had taken my 16 year old too. How is everyone doing?

If you have sleep apnea your insurance will pay. You said you cancelled the sleep study for cost but that would be cheaper than self pay for LB right? Congrats on the surgery date!

Congratulations that is truely wonderful. You have a very close support partner within each other now.